Ryanair have the same schedule more or less as Jet2 on cork - newcastle, so no prize for creativity to Ryanair, or for guessing who they want to remove from the market. No doubt it will be as short lived as their attempt to do Leeds out of Shannon, or EMA, or Dublin, or .....
Arran are due to end their four-per-week Galway Newcastle this month so no net gain in movements for the west of ireland. With Lingus going back in from Dublin on Saturdays and Ryanair upping to two per Saturday, it will be interesting to see how these routes fare out if Keano leaves Wearside.